Victory to the Miners!

The US have invaded Grenada, there is war in El Salvador and Andropov has been replaced by Chernenko. Unions are banned at GCHQ and Liverpool council is on a collision course with both the government and the Labour leadership.

Meanwhile, the miners begin their long and bitter strike. I think I’ll find it tough to scan the next year’s issues…

In the signs that bewilder the middle class, the aristocracy and the poor prophets of regression, we do recognise our brave friend, Robin Goodfellow, the old mole that can work in the earth so fast, that worthy pioneer — the Revolution.
Karl Marx